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By Claire Floody Staff Reporter Sat., Jan. 19, 2019 Environment Canada issued an extreme cold warning and a special weather statement for Toronto Saturday afternoon and the icy conditions were felt on the roads with Ontario Provincial Police reporting more than 200 collisions across the GTA. “Over 200 crashes in the #GTA in the past 24 hours. Don’t spoil your night ... #DriveSafe,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt tweeted just after 8 p.m. Saturday. Just minutes earlier, Schmidt tweeted, “#OPP officers in the #GTA responding to over 20 collisions right now.” Toronto police tweeted about 14 different collisions on Saturday alone. Around 5:30 a.m. a vehicle crashed into an overpass near Millwood Rd. and Laird Dr. critically injuring one man and seriously injuring another passenger. Article Continued Below Police tweeted about another collision just after 8 a.m. where a vehicle crashed into a bus shelter near Queen St. W. and Shaw St. … [Read more...] about Extreme cold warning, special weather statement in effect for Toronto as icy conditions cause 200 collisions across GTA

By Darryl Fears The Washington Post Juliet Eilperin Fri., Jan. 4, 2019 Three days after most of the federal workforce was furloughed on Dec. 21, a 14-year-old girl fell 700 feet to her death at the Horseshoe Bend Overlook, part of the Glen Canyon Recreation Area in Arizona. The following day, Christmas, a man died at Yosemite National Park in California after suffering a head injury from a fall. On Dec. 27, a woman was killed by a falling tree at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which straddles the borders of North Carolina and Tennessee. The deaths follow a decision by Trump administration officials to leave the scenic — but sometimes deadly — parks open even as the Interior Department has halted most of its operations. During previous extended shutdowns, the National Park Service barred access to its sites across the nation. National Park Service spokesman Jeremy Barnum said in an email that an average of six people die each week in the park … [Read more...] about Three dead in national parks as shutdown wears on

By Premila D’Sa Staff Reporter Fri., Jan. 4, 2019 A man has life-threatening injuries after a shooting in a Mississauga parking lot late Thursday night. Police sped to the lot near the intersection of Derry Rd. East and Airport Rd. shortly after 10 p.m. to investigate a report of a shooting in the area. They found a man with a life-threatening gunshot wound towards the rear of the parking lot, said Const. Sarah Patten. Paramedics said the man was taken to a trauma centre in critical condition. Patten said a tactical and canine unit are on scene to investigate. She said police are looking for just one suspect at this time. No suspect description has been released yet. Only the parking lot has been closed off for the investigation, Patten said. Roads in the area remain open. With files from Alexandra Jones Article Continued Below Premila D’Sa is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow her … [Read more...] about Man in critical condition after shooting in Mississauga

TOKYO - In a rare instance of rampage in Japan, a 21-year-old man in a rented car deliberately ploughed into pedestrians on a famous Tokyo street, which was closed to vehicles for the New Year, injuring nine people. Kazuhiro Kusakabe, who was arrested for attempted murder, confessed to having the intent to kill when he rammed his car through Harajuku's Takeshita Street at 12.10am on Tuesday (Jan 1) (11.10pm on Monday, Singapore time), said the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. At first, Kusakabe claimed that he wanted to commit "an act of terror" but later said he was "acting in retaliation of the death penalty system". He also said there was no need for him "to make any excuses for his action". Kusakabe, whose occupation is unknown, knocked down eight men aged between 19 and 51 as he drove through about a third of the 350m street, which was closed to vehicular traffic at the time. He came to a stop when he crashed the rented vehicle into a building. The vehicle bore an Osaka licence plate. … [Read more...] about 9 hurt after man rams car through famous street in Tokyo in New Year’s Day attack

TOKYO - In a rare instance of rampage in Japan, a 21-year-old man in a rented car deliberately ploughed into pedestrians on a famous Tokyo street, which was closed to vehicles for the New Year, injuring nine people. Kazuhiro Kusakabe, who was arrested for attempted murder, confessed to having the intent to kill when he rammed his car through Harajuku's Takeshita Street at 12.10am on Tuesday (Nov 1) (11.10pm on Monday Spore time), said the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. At first, Kusakabe claimed that he wanted to commit "an act of terror" but later said he was "acting in retaliation of the death penalty system." He also said there was no need for him "to make any excuses for his action". Kusakabe, whose occupation is unknown, knocked down eight men aged between 19 and 51 as he drove through about a third of the 350m street, which was closed to vehicular traffic at the time. He came to a stop when he crashed the rented vehicle into a building. The vehicle bore an Osaka license plate. One of … [Read more...] about 9 hurt after man rams car through famous street in Tokyo in New Year Day attack